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CONNECTICUT FRIENDS & FAMILY
Working for LGBT equality!
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BREAKING NEWS ................
The Gay Delay: Why the Connecticut Supreme Court might be taking so long deciding a gay marriage case
Fairfield Weekly
August 28, 2008
By Andy Bromage
There are a bunch of reasons Connecticut's Supreme Court could be taking so long to decide a landmark gay marriage case, but politics isn't one of them.
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Gays make strides in legislative races
The Detroit News
By Deb Price
August 25, 2008
In 2000, after being elected to the Colorado State Board of Education, Internet entrepreneur and philanthropist Jared Polis saw up-close the failure of public schools to meet the needs of new immigrant and homeless young people.
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Oregon tribe to allow same-sex marriages
The New York Times
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 22, 2008
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- At the request of a lesbian couple, the Coquille Indian Tribe on the southern Oregon coast has adopted a law recognizing same-sex marriage.
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Listen to Anne Stanback on WTIC with Colin McEnroe
August 21, 2008
Anne discusses why Love Makes a Family and our allies will be voting NO on special interests like our right-wing opponents --the Family Institute of CT--trying to take away people's rights at a constitutional convention. Click here to listen!
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Thousands of Dollars Spent on Constitutional Question
The New London Day
August 20, 2008
Hartford (AP)- Tens of thousands of dollars are being raised in an effort to persuade Connecticut voters to reject a proposal on the November ballot to reopen the state constitution. The state's largest teachers union, the Connecticut Education Association, has contributed $40,000 to the group “Vote No: Protect Our Constitution.” Planned Parenthood of Connecticut has given $5,000 to the same cause, according to filings with the State Elections Enforcement Commission.
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Register to Vote! Get your Form Here
THE FACTS .........................
How to Get Married In MA (GLAD, August 2008)
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In Response to the CA marriage decision, LGBT Organizations Urge Couples Marrying in California to “Make Change, Not Lawsuits”
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Questions and Answers about Getting Married in California
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DID YOU KNOW? ........................
“The conservative course is not to banish gay people from making such commitments. It is to expected they make such commitments. We shouldn’t just allow gay marriage. We should insist on gay marriage. We should regard it as scandalous that two people could claim to love each other and not want to sanctify their love with marriage and fidelity.” — David Brooks, “The Power of Marriage,” New York Times, 11/22/03
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Our Daughters and Sons: Questions and Answers for Parents of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual People (PFLAG)
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Nuestras hijas y nuestros hijos: Preguntas y respuestas para padres de gays, lesbianas y bisexuales. (PFLAG)
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THE TOP TEN THINGS ..............
The Top 10 Things You Can Do to Help Win the Freedom to Marry for Same-Sex Couples in Connecticut
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News from LMF PAC (8/7/08):
LMF PAC-Endorsed Candidates Sweep Primaries
UPCOMING EVENTS..............
Middletown: Busted!
Trans Fashion Show
Friday, September 12 at 8pm
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Let's Throw a Party! Host committees forming now for Fall fundraising parties in Norwalk, West Hartford and Hartford. Do you like to party? Contact Carol at 860-525-7777 or carol@lmfct.org
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Sign up now for Campaign Skills Training!
DANBURY: September 9th, 5:30pm
NORWICH: September 11th, 5-8pm
STAMFORD: September 10th, 6:30-9pm
HARTFORD: Every Thursday is Volunteer Night! 5pm-9pm
HAMDEN: Volunteer on September 6th!
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 MULTIMEDIA...............................
Did you know you can now watch Marriage Makes A Word of Difference right on our website? Winner of an Audience Award at the 2008 CT Gay Lesbian Film Festival--you won't want to miss it! Watch it here.
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Freedom to Marry Podcast
Evan Wolfson discusses the landscape for marriage in 2008
On June 24, 2008 Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry discusses the landscape for marriage in 2008, and explained why the California Supreme Court's carefully-worded decision affirming the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples is one of the most important milestones in gay civil rights history.
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Lt. Laurel Hester of NJ, dying of cancer, on importance of marriage equality
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One family’s story: Love and commitment, but denied health insurance
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CO State Rep. Angie Paccione in her now-famous response to the “marriage equality” question in a debate for U.S. Congress
EQUALITY & THE ECONOMY
Now on the Hallmark aisle: Gay marriage cards
By SARAH SKIDMORE. -Associated Press
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Big Labor Move For Gay Marriage
A California labor group that represents 1,200 union locals and 2.1 million union members in that state voted unanimously on July 23 to oppose Proposition 8, a ballot initiative that would amend that state's constitution to bar same-sex marriages and could nullify the marriages that gay men and lesbians entered into starting on June 16.-GayCityNews
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A Long-Term Commitment
Marketing to the LGBT community can extend far beyond the booming same-sex wedding industry in California. The key: Be sincere.-MNBC
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An Economic Boost From Gay Marriage: Same-Sex Marriage is Expected to Add Millions to California Coffers - U.S. News & World Report
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